I don’t know what it’s like at this moment (I quit playing WoW, in an amazing coincidence, shortly after they went from making minor tweaks to balance in each patch and revising the whole system whenever a new expansion came out to revising the whole system whenever a new patch came out), but there have certainly been times when mages did dismal damage compared to all the other damage-dealers.

“Syr’Nj, give yourself to the Altruists. It is the only way you can save your friends. Yes, your thoughts betray you. Your feelings for them are strong. Especially for… sister. So, you have a little sister! Your feelings have now betrayed her, too. If you will not turn to us… then perhaps she will…”

“Search your feelings, Ardaic, you can’t do this. I feel the conflict within you. Let go of your hate.”

“It is too late for me, Wood Elf. Iwatani has shown you the true nature of the Altruist. They are your masters now.”

“Your thoughts betray you, Ardaic. I feel the good in you, the conflict.”

Oh, right. I almost forgot that Iwatani is acting on his own in some of the things he does. And Syr does not know that, given what she was told by the assassin, so maybe there might be some gun-jumping happening…

Don’t mind me; I’m still trying to get everything straight in my own head. :P

I like how Syr’Nj is upset not only that the la-li-lu-le-lo Altruists threatened her life, but also that they couldn’t even abide by their own ultimatum! Being evil is one thing, but respectable evildoers at least have the decency to be consistent!

He’s probably set up the assassin early because he knows if she doesn’t trust the altruists she won’t try to tell them she was attacked and will avoid putting herself into his way politically to stay clear of them…

Actually because she didn’t join immediately that is why they set the assassin. The instant that she indicated that she needed to decide they knew she wouldn’t decide their way. Being altruist would imply no wish to make your own decisions, but allow others to make them for you.

I suspect His Grace Iwatani is acting independently of the usurpers. The ursurpers know that even if Syr’Nj said “No”, the best she could do was make noise. And who she’s going to tell? Besides, they could launch a public smear campaign and suddenly no one would find Syr’Nj credible.

Plus I don’t the ursurpers are interested in starting a war with the wood elves after having chased off His Grace Pardo (and not too mention already fighting a war with the savage races).

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